The House infrastructure vote is scheduled for today. The expected showdown between moderate and progressive Democrats comes courtesy of corporate America
But the small group of moderate Democrats — led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, who co-chairs the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus — has demanded an immediate vote on the smaller infrastructure package, legislation that has bipartisan support, the backing of much of corporate lobbying groups like the Chamber of Commerce, and is already approved by the Senate. $3.5 trillion
, “then I think all of the people who came out and voted for Democrats to take control of the House, the Senate, and the White House are going to come out and say, ‘That’s it.’ ” Moderates say they oppose linking the two bills because they want to take more time shaping and debating the larger bill. But critics say they’re playing a different game: dragging out the legislative process so that the bigger bill, with its new tax increases, can be whittled down or killed altogether. Right on cue,on Sunday that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema , another key centrist in Congress, has said in private that she would not support any corporate or income tax increases of any kind.
“We have the supposedly bipartisan Problem Solvers caucus creating problems for a Democratic agenda, and basically serving corporate interests,” says Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
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